Gore urges Congress to Act, only to meet hypocritcal resistance

Al Gore returned to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to act now to combat Global Warming. He found a heated debate from several dubious Republicans.

Al Gore, at the House hearing: "I promise you, a day will come when our children and grandchildren will ask: What in God's name were they doing? Didn't they see the evidence?"

Although this should not be a partisan issue, several seem set on making it one. This politicizing of the issue might be why some feel Gore might be the wrong spokesman for Global Warming.

As Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said at the hearing: "You're not just off a little. You're totally wrong."

Of course, Barton receives a large portion of his campaign money from big oil and big coal, namely TXU, Anadarko Petroleum, Suez Energy, Reliant Energy, Exxon Mobil and GM. You could say he has a vested interest in increasing carbon emissions.

Gore's Response: "The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, 'Well, I read a science fiction novel that tells me it's not a problem.'"

Barton added that Gore's proposed freeze on carbon emissions would mean "no new industry, no new people and no new cars."

Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) was also a skeptic, debating Gore on the soundness of Global Warming. He cited some dubious reports while ignoring the Peer Reviewed Scientific Report that announced they have "removed the question mark on whether Global Warming is man-made."

Inhofe was the one who famously called global warming the "greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people."

And as expected, Inhofe is also funded by big oil and war mongers, including Murray Energy, Union Pacific, Chevron, BP and Lockheed Martin.

Inhofe was also referred to as the "Dumbest Senator of all."

Many Republicans did turn their opinion. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. surprised fellow lawmakers by agreeing with Gore's assessment that climate change is a real threat.

It is hard to not politicize Global Warming when so many politicians are being paid to ensure nothing will ever change.

Via AlGore.com

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